Module Reflection #10

As I reflect on my experience of this first semester in the program I can say that I am truly amazed I made it through and that I am very proud of all my accomplishments. I am espcially pleased with all the latest tech tools we learned. I know that these will be of use when I go out into the professional field. For this last assignment we were tasked with creating a Google site for our ePortfolio. The ePortfolio showcases all the assignments we completed in this EDIT4300 course as well as the EDIT4500 course. It is a wonderful way to highlight all our newly acquired skills, knowledge and accomplishments.

For my website template I decided to chose something clean yet bold, something that represents me and my work. I believe that sometimes less is more, hence my approach was minimalistic. I decided not to overcrowd the pages and chose a white background with a bold professional image for the banner. I stuck with one color scheme and used one font only for continuity. I decided to make the thumbnails to my projects relatively small so that the viewer could get an overall picture of my work before selecting each individual one. Overall, I am pleased with my final project and I hope that it serves as a comprehensive collection of my learning and skills to pontential employees and professional contacts.

For being a completely remote and asynchronous class I have to say I truly enjoyed it, thank you Profesor Rubal! This was my first experience taking a class in this format and it was so nice to be able to work at my own pace.

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